thanks to a missed application deadline, its coast guard application has expired. it needs $700,000 worth of repairs, including to its communication system. 9news reporter preeti arla is outside d.c. headquarters with more on another department issue concerning emergency medical services. what is this about? >> reporter: andrea, the fire chief is proposing cutting down the number of medic units working during the overnight hours. there are a lot of questions about this move. will this result in longer wait times? will you have access to the same critical equipment if that move goes through. medic units have paramedics in them. paramedics have a higher level of training than emts. the fire chief ellerbee wants to move life support blarnses from the overnight hours and have that personnel work during the day. when we say overnight hours, we're talking about this time frame right now from around 1:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. the rationale behind this, there are twice as many calls an hour during the day as opposed to the overnight hours, but the chief says residents shouldn'